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Registration remains open until April 1 for those wishing to join more than 1,000 birders who will flock to the coast, forests, prairies and mountains of Texas to compete in the nation’s biggest, longest and wildest bird watching tournament.

RCISD BANDS PERFORM AT PRE-UIL

CARDINAL BELLES TAKE ON NATIONALS

Less than a month remains until the highly anticipated total eclipse adorns Texas skies. On April 8, a total eclipse will shade 31 Texas state parks along the path of totality.

Spring and backyarding – the act of doing indoor activities such as dining, working, entertaining, and exercising in our own backyards – go hand in hand. As homeowners prepare to create the yard of their dreams this spring, the TurfMutt Foundation, which celebrates 15 years in 2024 teaching families how to save the planet one yard at a time, encourages them to start by identifying their backyarding personality type.

The Columbus Cardinals won two very important district games last week against Yoakum and Edna.

The Columbus Lady Cardinals are stringing together wins at the right time in their district schedule.

At the State Powerlifting Meet the Columbus Cardinals had one student perform well enough to win a scholarship. Clay Kohleffel lifted a total of 1,500 pounds at the state meet earning him 11th place and a $1250.00 scholarship. Kohleffel was all smiles after winning the scholarship and rightfully so because he earned every penny.

The Rice Raiders have been struggling to find offense during their district schedule and are on a four-game losing streak because of it.

COLUMBUS SOCCER TEAM’S PLAYOFF JOURNEY STARTS THIS WEEK

The Weimar Ladycats picked up a huge district win over Flatonia on Friday, March 22, in Flatonia.

The Weimar Wildcats played two district games last week against Louise and Flatonia, and they walked away with one win and one loss.

WEIMAR GOLF TEAM SCHEDULE UPDATE

During this sacred Holy Week, St. Anthony School students and faculty are praying and reflecting on the Passion of Jesus Christ to remember His suffering and ultimate sacrifice. On Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), Saints will have a “washing of the feet” service at 8:15 a.m., and an early release at 1:15 p.m. There will be no school on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

Sheridan Elementary School 3rd nine weeks honor roll

(Above): St. Michael Catholic School students receive Social Emotional Lessons (SEL) once a week to learn about taking care of themselves and others. The 3rd graders are holding their “I’m on Top of the World” self-portaits they made in their SEL class. Pictured in the front from left are Mason Bittner, Jesse Janecka, Kassie Moeller, Finley Marshall and Hannah Conners. In the back row from left are Lane Anders, Beau Anders, Myla Pavlu, Parker Helmcamp and Grant Janecka. (Left): The ARTS for Rural Texas sponsored a visit from Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist, to St. Michael Catholic School.

Eagle Lake Intermediate School recently released the names of the students who had perfect attendance throughout the 3rd nine weeks.

The Texas labor market again achieved new record-high levels for jobs, Texans employed, and the civilian labor force following over-themonth increases in February. Texas’ seasonally adjusted job count increased by 49,800 over the month of February to reach 14,103,700 jobs. This reflects job growth in 44 of the last 46 months and marks the largest total nonfarm monthly job gain since January 2023.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 10.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 35.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 7.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.0 cents in the last week and stands at $4.02 per gallon.